The City of Fort Collins is seeking applications for the 2024 Homeless Resource Navigation Grant.
Donor Name: City of Fort Collins
State: Colorado
City: Fort Collins
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The City of Fort Collins has received federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to address recovery efforts related to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The City will award a portion of these funds to support resource navigation at local nonprofits for persons experiencing homelessness in Fort Collins.
Funding Focus Areas
All projects supported with funding must prioritize programs that offer resource navigation services to persons experiencing homelessness in Fort Collins.
Funding Information
- The total available funding is approximately $250,000 and will likely be distributed among multiple Subrecipients.
- There is currently no maximum requested funding amount. However, the minimum requested funding amount is $15,000.
- Reimbursement requests must include documentation sufficient to demonstrate that the amount of the reimbursement payment has been used in accordance with the funding agreement. Examples include receipts, timesheets, paystubs, etc.
Funding Period
The funding period is January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.
Eligible Expenses & Activities
Funding awards may only be used to cover costs that:
- Are necessary expenditures incurred to provide resource navigation services to persons experiencing homelessness in response to and in recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency.
- Were incurred during the period that begins on January 1, 2024 and ends on December 31, 2024.
- Were not already offset or recovered by any other designated funding sources.
- All procurements of goods and services by Subrecipients using the federal grant funds must be executed in accordance with 2 CFR 200.317 through 200.327.
Examples of Eligible Programming Activities (not limited to):
- Activities related to offering resource navigation services that may include:
- Connecting individuals to COVID-19 resources, which may include vaccine clinics, rapid testing, and isolation/quarantine
- Conduct intakes and serve as primary entry point to the Coordinated Assessment and Housing Placement System (CAHPS), the Northern Colorado Continuum of Care’s coordinated entry system.
- Provide support in acquiring public benefits, securing documents (birth certificates, IDs), applying for housing vouchers, and completing referrals
- Necessary increases in staff capacity and other relevant operational needs.
Eligible Populations
- Funded programs must serve Fort Collins residents and program activity must occur in Fort Collins.
- Program participants must be a person experiencing homelessness in Fort Collins.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations include those that have been directly impacted (costs, demand for services, etc.) by the COVID-19 pandemic and that intend to utilize the ARPA funding to assist Fort Collins residents or households mitigate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic through eligible activities.
- Funds are available for:
- Nonprofit, IRS-designated 501(c)(3) agencies in good standing
- Cooperative groups of organizations with an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) agency serving as its fiscal host.
For more information, visit City of Fort Collins.
